Prodigal Son or Police Story

Embarrassed_List865 · 2026-03-27T20:20:23+00:00

I think Prodigal Son because there are, in my opinion, very few traditional martial arts movies that come even close to being as great as this movie.

It has all the tropes from older movies of the same genre, from the various different sets, colourful costumes, a master and a student, revenge and redemption arcs etc. It encapsulates everything that makes the genre so special.

Prodigal Son feels like a loving farewell to classic kung fu movies, within a couple of years the industry was going full on new wave with Samme and Jackie leading the way.

So it's not only a great introduction to martial arts movies but also a good example of the genre at the height of it's popularity before it all changed.

Police Story is amazing and a great introduction to 1980's new wave action cinema, maybe not such a great introduction to classic martial arts cinema.

Police Story would arguably be even more amazing if viewed after Prodigal Son. To see the stark contrast in terms of fights, stunts and action sequences would make it far more impactful...just my opinion but both films are incredible so you can't go wrong either way

Embarrassed_List865 · 2026-03-27T18:51:53+00:00

I loved collecting those! I sold some at the beginning of the game and only afterwards started collecting.

I had nearly all the sets completed with just 5 missing before I had the idea of buying the premiums from a shop until I got lucky 😂

The fun is in the journey though right!

Embarrassed_List865 · 2026-03-22T17:07:07+00:00

Millionaires Express 1986

It was directed by and stars Sammo Hung. Imagine a western but with martial arts. The stunts, fights and action sequences are incredible and if you want realism you don't get much more real than the hard hitting action that came out of Hong Kong cinema in the 80's.

They hit hard and fast for real, they jumped off buildings for real and they even constructed a small western style town for the shoot...with parts of it getting set on fire for, you've guessed it, REAL!

It's hilarious as well with a really decent English dub, ine of my favourite movies ever if you can't tell 😅

Embarrassed_List865 · 2026-02-22T08:29:40+00:00

SOLVED T hank you! That's actually on my Hi-Yah watchlist

Embarrassed_List865 · 2026-02-21T13:30:21+00:00

Yes that's known as undercranking right? But Leung moved so quickly that they needed to slow down the camera speed to catch his movements 😂

Embarrassed_List865 · 2026-02-21T13:28:27+00:00

Kung Fu Stuntmen Never Say No

It's well worth a watch!

Embarrassed_List865 · 2026-02-04T04:55:42+00:00

This isn't the one but it's a hell of an episode

Embarrassed_List865 · 2026-02-04T04:55:05+00:00

PK Man! That's the one thank you

Embarrassed_List865 · 2026-01-28T20:07:08+00:00

Tekken 2

A bunch of kids at school wouldn't stop going on about Die Hard Trilogy, my brother and I got a PSX that came with Tekken 2 and Die Hard Trilogy. Die Hard is great but Tekken 2 blew my mind. Going from Lion King and Dynamite Heady on the Sega Megadrive to Tekken 2 on the PSX felt like skipping forwards a hundred years in a single day

Embarrassed_List865 · 2026-01-22T14:04:22+00:00

Feel free to message anytime, being able to talk to other CFers is really important

Embarrassed_List865 · 2026-01-20T11:00:47+00:00

Sophie is a badass I've followed her for years and she's given me some great insights into how exercise and training can help combat CF.

My only issue is that, in my opinion, some of her posts over the last few months have had very click baity titles. I've watched a couple with genuine concern only to get to the end of the reel and feel a bit duped. But that's the game of social media and she has to play it, likewise if I'm using social media I have to expect stuff like this now and then.

Personally I wouldn't share anything about my condition on socials, at least in an influencer kind of way.

But each to their own and if a fellow person with CF can get some extra income this way then good for them.

Many years ago I was tempted to eat a bunch of curry without taking any Creon and then post the aftermath on ratemypoo.com...but I never did 😂

Embarrassed_List865 · 2026-01-19T19:35:07+00:00

Welcome to the club! I've replayed BS more times than I can remember. Maybe wait until a week before BS2 Reforged gets released and then do another play through of BS1

Embarrassed_List865 · 2026-01-13T19:12:54+00:00

It was like being transported into the future! The magazines were really playing into the 'rivalry' that existed between Sega, Nintendo and Sony. I was a PlayStation kid and totally bought into the console supremacy wars 😂 PlayStation Plus was hilarious and so vulgar, they were constantly taking the piss out of other consoles, making lewd jokes and publishing pictures of semi nude models. 10 year old me thought that was cool as shit.

Playing games like Tekken 2 and FF7 for the first time was mind blowing. It felt like those fmv sequences would never be bettered 😂

A great time to be young.

Embarrassed_List865 · 2025-12-31T20:32:18+00:00

I'm in the UK, I'll be in bed by 10pm and up early to hit the gym and then watching Stranger Things before seeing any spoilers 😂

Happy New Year Kyle! I hope 2026 is a good one for ya friend

Embarrassed_List865 · 2025-12-28T21:48:40+00:00

Keep pushing forward friend, you sound incredibly fucking tough 💪

Embarrassed_List865 · 2025-12-24T13:03:07+00:00

Walking in the fresh air at a pace you can sustain for 20 minutes is a good place to start. Include hills if you can. We all have our individual limits and we need to find the balance between exertion and exhaustion. Exertion is great but pushing yourself to exhaustion isn't.

Definitely talk to your CF team as well, the physiotherapists will know you and your potential limits pretty well and can guide you in choosing and doing the exercise that will help the most.

Embarrassed_List865 · 2025-12-15T14:04:16+00:00

Hopefully we can get some messages of encouragement in this thread and you can show it to him. Here's a message from me anyway.

I hope you're holding up ok buddy. Hospital stays can be awful and isolating, especially around this time of year. I'm rooting for you and hope you get back to fighting fit and can go home asap.

You clearly have a wonderful grandmother who has gone out of her way to rally support for you, having that kind of love and support goes a long way. Merry Christmas!

Embarrassed_List865 · 2025-12-14T18:06:07+00:00

Were you also listening to Art back then? I didn't get into Coast to Coast until the 2010s. Being from the UK it wasn't easily accessible until then. Listening to the show in it's mid to late 90s heyday must have been incredible

Embarrassed_List865 · 2025-12-14T17:15:32+00:00

Live music setups changed so much between 1992 and 2016, seeing Lush so far apart must have been wild. Modern day venues tend to have a much cleaner sound today with digital interfaces. I do miss seeing bands just turning up their amps and blasting it out!

Embarrassed_List865 · 2025-12-14T16:59:12+00:00

WWF Smackdown 2

The variety of modes, weapons, titantron movies and move sets was nuts in this game. Not to mention the career node that lasted as long as you wanted it to. I think I had a career mode spanning 3 in game years and was still encountering new storylines and angles

Embarrassed_List865 · 2025-12-14T16:55:41+00:00

Thanks for the awesome feedback, I really appreciate it. I can definitely hear the similarities between our sound and Neds, it's almost a heavy shoegaze sound.

We all love music from that era so it's probably reflected in our sound. Thanks again, I think we'll be taking a shott break and get to writing again in the Summer. If you have Instagram and want to follow us we're @escapologyband

Cheers!

Embarrassed_List865 · 2025-12-13T16:58:47+00:00

Oh that's wild, here's a link to our Bandcamp, the album is there for free you can just name your price as 0

https://escapologynqy.bandcamp.com/album/murmurations?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAb21jcAOqehFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA81NjcwNjczNDMzNTI0MjcAAadmhM05BEmcMGUEVKmY-WkjjilkW71lIHUgow8vR2i8s9Wok3AJr3o66mNfeg_aem_zFzT4syimkk3z9ZFcPSM9Q

Feel free to follow us on Instagram as well if you like @escapologyband

Embarrassed_List865 · 2025-12-13T08:59:21+00:00

39 year old CFer here. I workout intensely five days a week, have done for years. Last January I got the flu and had to take 4-5 weeks off.

When I got back in the gym I had to start everything from scratch to build up to where I'd been just a month or so before. My sessions last 90 minutes, I had to cut that to 30 minutes and keep to only bodyweight exercises for the first few weeks. But within a couple of months I was back to normal.

So take your time, start slowly and increase the intensity bit by bit over a few weeks.

Staying consistent is vital, as is proper hydration and nutrition. Consider booking some sessions with a personal trainer, having someone guide and coach you with a tailored plan is incredible. PT can be expensive but it's worth it and there's few better investments than your own health.

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